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TT&H attorney Chris Scott recently persuaded a Lancaster Workers’ Compensation Judge to deny a Claim Petition and a Penalty Petition. The claimant asserted that he lacerated his leg when he was thrown from a pallet jack that ran over a pothole. The claimant also alleged that the employer failed to fully and promptly investigate his… read more

TT&H Attorney Shannon Harkins recently won a defense verdict following a three-day jury trial in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.  The case involved a fall on a staircase at a daycare facility.  Plaintiff alleged that the daycare operator was negligent because the interior staircase at the facility was in a dangerous condition. At trial,… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Olar v. Bennett Pennsylvania Superior Court 2023 Pa. Super. 282 Decided: December 29, 2023 Evidence presented in automobile accident case failed to establish foundation for a sudden emergency instruction. Background Plaintiffs filed suit seeking money damages for serious injuries arising from a pedestrian versus motor vehicle accident. The accident… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Smith v. Warwick School District, et. al. (WCAB) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 1241 C.D. 2021; No. 1240 C.D. 2021 Decided: December 20, 2023 Allegations of child abuse resulting in psychological injuries are not enough to establish an abnormal working condition. Background The Claimant, a teacher for the School… read more

Pending here was a Claim Petition alleging a work-related left shoulder injury. Faced with a seemingly credible Claimant, who attempted to continue working for over a week after the work accident, Attorney Mark Powell still convinced the Workers’ Compensation Judge to not find the Claimant entirely credible. Specifically, Attorney Powell capitalized on the Claimant’s attempts… read more